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The Mismeasure of Man
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits. Yet the idea of of biology as destiny dies hard, as witness the attention devoted to The Bell Curve, whose arguments are here so effectively anticipated and thoroughly undermined. In this edition, Stephen Jay Gould has written a substantial new introduction telling how and why he wrote the book and tracing the subsequent history of the controversy on innateness right through The Bell Curve. Further, he has added five essays on questions of The Bell Curve in particular and on race, racism, and biological determinism in general. These additions strengthen the book's claim to be, as Leo J. Kamin of Princeton University has said, "a major contribution toward deflating pseudo-biological 'explanations' of our present social woes."
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- Alex Lewis
- 15-12-22
Very enjoyable and thought provoking
Well researched and eloquently written. This is a real eye opener to the inequalities of standardized testing
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- dp litchfield
- 15-06-20
game changer
came across this title, in a conversation I heard with Cornel West and Michael Brooks.
Such an interesting book showing how we are all products of our time but showing how narratives that take hold arent always the ones based on sound science. this has changed me and the way I see the world
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